California Code
Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 6 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

PART 1 - PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES

CHAPTER 0.5 - General Provisions

Section 6000. - 6000. All references to a voter’s or candidate’s party “registration”...

Section 6000.1. - 6000.1. “Generally advocated for or recognized candidate” or “recognized candidate”...

Section 6000.2. - 6000.2. (a) A candidate for the office of the President...

CHAPTER 1 - Democratic Presidential Primary

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 6001. - 6001. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 6001.5. - 6001.5. This chapter applies to the Democratic Party. (Added by...

Section 6002. - 6002. (a) This chapter applies both to the selection of...

Section 6003. - 6003. Participation in the delegate selection process in primaries shall...

ARTICLE 2 - Number and Certification of Delegates and Alternates

Section 6020. - 6020. (a) The Chairperson of the Democratic State Central Committee...

Section 6023. - 6023. The notification of the number of delegates and alternate...

Section 6024. - 6024. If the Chairperson of the Democratic State Central Committee...

ARTICLE 3 - Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State

Section 6040. - 6040. This article shall apply to the designation of candidates...

Section 6041. - 6041. The Secretary of State shall place the name of...

Section 6042. - 6042. When the Secretary of State decides to place the...

Section 6043. - 6043. If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files...

ARTICLE 4 - Qualification of Candidates and Uncommitted Delegations

Section 6060. - 6060. This article shall apply to the qualification for placement...

Section 6061. - 6061. Any unselected candidate or uncommitted delegation desiring to be...

ARTICLE 5 - Steering Committees

Section 6080. - 6080. Each candidate who seeks to qualify under Article 4...

Section 6081. - 6081. The chairperson of a steering committee, at least 82...

Section 6082. - 6082. Each steering committee shall be responsible for the circulation...

ARTICLE 6 - Nomination Papers

Section 6101. - 6101. Nomination papers to be circulated pursuant to Section 6061...

Section 6102. - 6102. Upon the filing of nomination papers pursuant to Section...

Section 6103. - 6103. Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for...

Section 6104. - 6104. Each signer of a nomination paper may sign only...

Section 6105. - 6105. Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each...

Section 6106. - 6106. Each section shall be prepared with the lines for...

Section 6107. - 6107. A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that...

Section 6108. - 6108. The nomination paper for the presidential primary ballot shall...

ARTICLE 7 - Circulators

Section 6122. - 6122. Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper for...

Section 6123. - 6123. A county elections official or his or her deputy...

ARTICLE 8 - Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers

Section 6140. - 6140. Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified,...

Section 6141. - 6141. Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper...

Section 6142. - 6142. Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened...

Section 6143. - 6143. The county elections official shall examine all nomination papers...

Section 6144. - 6144. Within five days after any nomination papers are left...

Section 6145. - 6145. The county elections official’s certificate to nomination papers shall...

Section 6146. - 6146. No filing fee shall be required from any person...

ARTICLE 9 - Notification of Qualification from Secretary of State

Section 6160. - 6160. At least 68 days before a presidential primary, the...

ARTICLE 10 - Certified List of Candidates and Uncommitted Delegations, Notice of Election

Section 6180. - 6180. At least 68 days before a presidential primary election,...

ARTICLE 12 - Canvass of Returns and Certificate of Selection

Section 6220. - 6220. The Secretary of State shall, not later than the...

Section 6222. - 6222. No fee shall be required of any person as...

ARTICLE 13 - Write-in Candidates

Section 6240. - 6240. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a space shall...

Section 6241. - 6241. Any person who believes his or her name may...

CHAPTER 2 - Republican Presidential Primary

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 6300. - 6300. (a) This chapter shall be applicable only to the...

ARTICLE 2 - Number and Certification of Delegates

Section 6320. - 6320. The chairperson of the state central committee shall notify...

Section 6321. - 6321. The notification of the number of delegates shall be...

Section 6322. - 6322. If the chairperson of the state central committee fails...

Section 6323. - 6323. The Secretary of State shall, on or before the...

ARTICLE 3 - Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State

Section 6340. - 6340. (a) The Secretary of State shall place the name...

Section 6341. - 6341. When the Secretary of State decides to place the...

Section 6342. - 6342. If a selected candidate or a nonselected candidate files...

Section 6343. - 6343. Any unselected candidate desiring to have his or her...

ARTICLE 4 - Nomination Papers

Section 6360. - 6360. Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall...

Section 6361. - 6361. Each signer of a nomination paper may sign only...

Section 6362. - 6362. Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each...

Section 6363. - 6363. Each section shall be prepared with the lines for...

Section 6364. - 6364. A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that...

Section 6365. - 6365. The nomination paper for a candidate shall be in...

ARTICLE 5 - Circulators

Section 6382. - 6382. Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of...

Section 6383. - 6383. A county elections official or deputy county elections official...

ARTICLE 6 - Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers

Section 6400. - 6400. Each section of a nomination paper shall be returned...

Section 6401. - 6401. Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper...

Section 6402. - 6402. Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened...

Section 6403. - 6403. The county elections official shall examine all nomination papers...

Section 6404. - 6404. Within five days after any nomination papers are left...

Section 6405. - 6405. The county elections official’s certificate to nomination papers of...

Section 6406. - 6406. No filing fee is required from any person to...

ARTICLE 7 - Canvass of Returns. Certificate of Election

Section 6420. - 6420. The Secretary of State shall, not later than the...

Section 6421. - 6421. The Secretary of State shall, not later than the...

Section 6422. - 6422. The Secretary of State shall, not later than the...

ARTICLE 8 - Write-in Candidates

Section 6440. - 6440. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a space shall...

Section 6441. - 6441. Any person who believes his or her name may...

Section 6442. - 6442. Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a plurality...

Section 6443. - 6443. If the candidate fails to file a list of...

ARTICLE 9 - Selection of Delegates

Section 6460. - 6460. Every candidate whether selected pursuant to Section 6340, or...

Section 6461. - 6461. (a) The delegation of each candidate shall be composed...

ARTICLE 10 - Republican Presidential Primary Ballot

Section 6480. - 6480. The format of the presidential portion of the Republican...

CHAPTER 3 - American Independent Party Presidential Primary

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 6500. - 6500. This chapter shall be applicable to the presidential primary...

Section 6501. - 6501. The presidential primary ballot shall be divided into a...

Section 6502. - 6502. No filing fee is required from any person to...

ARTICLE 2 - Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Portion of Primary Ballot

Section 6520. - 6520. (a) The Secretary of State shall place the name...

Section 6521. - 6521. When the Secretary of State decides to place the...

Section 6522. - 6522. If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files...

Section 6523. - 6523. Any unselected candidate desiring to have his or her...

Section 6524. - 6524. The name of any presidential candidate, to whom are...

ARTICLE 3 - Determination of Number of Delegates to National Convention

Section 6540. - 6540. The Chairperson of the State Central Committee of the...

Section 6541. - 6541. The notification of the number of delegates shall be...

Section 6542. - 6542. If the chairperson of the state central committee fails...

Section 6543. - 6543. The Secretary of State shall, on or before the...

ARTICLE 4 - Qualification of Groups of Candidates for Delegate Selection Portion of Primary Ballot

Section 6560. - 6560. Any three or more voters of the state who...

Section 6561. - 6561. The committee, on or before the 104th day before...

Section 6562. - 6562. The number of candidates for delegates grouped on a...

Section 6563. - 6563. The candidates of each group shall be selected as...

Section 6564. - 6564. The number of alternates to be selected shall be...

Section 6565. - 6565. Each group of candidates for delegates that intends to...

Section 6566. - 6566. Any candidate whose nomination paper is filed in more...

Section 6567. - 6567. Each candidate for delegate to the American Independent Party...

Section 6568. - 6568. Nomination papers for candidates for delegates shall be signed...

ARTICLE 5 - Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nomination Papers

Section 6580. - 6580. This article applies to the nomination of a candidate...

Section 6581. - 6581. Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall...

Section 6582. - 6582. Each signer of a nomination paper for the presidential...

Section 6583. - 6583. Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each...

Section 6584. - 6584. Each section shall be prepared with the lines for...

Section 6585. - 6585. A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that...

Section 6586. - 6586. The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential...

Section 6587. - 6587. The nomination paper for a group of candidates for...

Section 6591. - 6591. Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of...

Section 6592. - 6592. An elections official or deputy elections official may not...

Section 6593. - 6593. Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified,...

Section 6594. - 6594. Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper...

Section 6595. - 6595. Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened...

Section 6596. - 6596. The elections official shall examine all nomination papers left...

Section 6597. - 6597. Within five days after any nomination papers are left...

Section 6598. - 6598. The certificate of the elections official to nomination papers...

Section 6599. - 6599. Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for...

ARTICLE 6 - American Independent Presidential Primary Ballot

Section 6620. - 6620. For the presidential primary election, the format of the...

Section 6621. - 6621. Any person who believes his or her name may...

ARTICLE 7 - Postelection Proceedings

Section 6640. - 6640. The Secretary of State shall, not later than the...

Section 6641. - 6641. The Secretary of State shall, not later than the...

Section 6642. - 6642. Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a plurality...

Section 6643. - 6643. If the candidate fails to file a list of...

Section 6644. - 6644. If a group of candidates for delegates preferring a...

Section 6645. - 6645. If a group of candidates for delegates expressing no...

Section 6646. - 6646. If a vacancy exists in the office of the...

Section 6647. - 6647. The alternate of any delegate who is unable to...

CHAPTER 4 - Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 6700. - 6700. This chapter shall be applicable to the presidential primary...

Section 6701. - 6701. The Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary ballot shall...

Section 6702. - 6702. No filing fee is required from any person to...

ARTICLE 2 - Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Portion of Primary Ballot

Section 6720. - 6720. The Secretary of State shall place the name of...

Section 6721. - 6721. On or before the 120th day preceding a presidential...

Section 6722. - 6722. On or before the 88th day preceding a presidential...

Section 6723. - 6723. When the Secretary of State decides to place the...

Section 6724. - 6724. If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files...

Section 6725. - 6725. Any unselected candidate desiring to have her or his...

Section 6726. - 6726. Whenever a group of candidates for delegates pledged to...

ARTICLE 3 - Determination of Number to National Convention

Section 6740. - 6740. The Chairperson of the Peace and Freedom Party State...

Section 6741. - 6741. The notification of national affiliation and number of national...

Section 6742. - 6742. If the Chairperson of the Peace and Freedom Party...

Section 6743. - 6743. On or before the 110th day before the presidential...

Section 6744. - 6744. For the purposes of this chapter, the boundary between...

Section 6745. - 6745. The number of delegate candidates to be selected from...

ARTICLE 4 - Qualification of Group of Candidates for National Convention Delegate Portion of Primary Ballot

Section 6760. - 6760. Any five or more voters of the state who...

Section 6761. - 6761. The committee, on or before the 104th day before...

Section 6762. - 6762. The number of candidates for delegate grouped on a...

Section 6763. - 6763. The names of the grouped candidates shall be so...

Section 6764. - 6764. The number of alternates to be selected shall be...

Section 6765. - 6765. Each group of candidates for delegate that intends to...

Section 6766. - 6766. Any candidate for delegate whose nomination paper is filed...

Section 6767. - 6767. Each candidate for Peace and Freedom Party delegate to...

Section 6768. - 6768. The declaration of a candidate for delegate shall be...

Section 6769. - 6769. Nomination papers for candidates for delegates shall be signed...

ARTICLE 5 - Preparation, Circulation and Filing of Nominating Papers

Section 6780. - 6780. This article applies to the nomination of a candidate...

Section 6781. - 6781. Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall...

Section 6782. - 6782. Each signer of a nomination paper for the presidential...

Section 6783. - 6783. Any nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each...

Section 6784. - 6784. Each section shall be prepared with the lines, for...

Section 6785. - 6785. A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that...

Section 6786. - 6786. The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential...

Section 6787. - 6787. The nomination paper for a group of candidates for...

Section 6791. - 6791. Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of...

Section 6792. - 6792. Each section of a nomination paper, after being verified,...

Section 6793. - 6793. Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper...

Section 6794. - 6794. Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened...

Section 6795. - 6795. The elections official shall examine all nomination papers left...

Section 6796. - 6796. Within five days after any nomination papers are left...

Section 6797. - 6797. The certificate of the elections official to nomination papers...

Section 6798. - 6798. (a) Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures...

ARTICLE 6 - Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary Ballot

Section 6820. - 6820. Upon the filing of nomination papers, the presidential preference...

Section 6821. - 6821. For the presidential primary election, the format of the...

Section 6822. - 6822. Any person who believes his or her name may...

ARTICLE 7 - Certification of National Convention Delegates Elected and Postelection Proceedings

Section 6840. - 6840. The number of delegates to be certified as elected...

Section 6841. - 6841. The Secretary of State shall send, not more than...

Section 6842. - 6842. Each group of candidates for delegate shall meet or...

Section 6843. - 6843. The Secretary of State shall, not later than the...

Section 6844. - 6844. The Secretary of State shall, not later than the...

Section 6845. - 6845. Any person who receives, by write-in vote, a sufficient...

Section 6846. - 6846. If a write-in candidate fails to file the list...

Section 6847. - 6847. The elected delegates may, if they desire, meet or...

Section 6848. - 6848. The alternate of any delegate who is unable to...

Section 6849. - 6849. The Secretary of State shall, as soon as practicable,...

CHAPTER 5 - Green Party Presidential Primary

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 6850. - 6850. This chapter applies to the presidential preference primary ballot...

Section 6850.5. - 6850.5. The Green Party presidential preference primary ballot shall express...

Section 6850.7. - 6850.7. A filing fee shall not be required from a...

ARTICLE 2 - Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Primary Ballot

Section 6851. - 6851. The Secretary of State shall place the name of...

Section 6851.5. - 6851.5. On or before the 120th day preceding a presidential...

Section 6852. - 6852. On or before the 88th day preceding a presidential...

Section 6852.5. - 6852.5. When the Secretary of State decides to place the...

Section 6853. - 6853. If a selected candidate or an unselected candidate files...

Section 6853.5. - 6853.5. An unselected candidate desiring to have her or his...

ARTICLE 3 - Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nominating Papers

Section 6854. - 6854. This article applies to the nomination of a Green...

Section 6854.5. - 6854.5. Nomination papers properly prepared, circulated, signed, and verified shall...

Section 6855. - 6855. Each signer of a nomination paper for the presidential...

Section 6855.5. - 6855.5. A nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each...

Section 6856. - 6856. Each section shall be prepared with the lines for...

Section 6856.5. - 6856.5. A verified nomination paper is prima facie evidence that...

Section 6857. - 6857. The nomination paper for a candidate for the presidential...

Section 6857.2. - 6857.2. Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of...

Section 6857.5. - 6857.5. Before filing, the sections of a nomination paper for...

Section 6858. - 6858. Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened...

Section 6858.5. - 6858.5. The elections official shall examine all nomination papers left...

Section 6859. - 6859. Within five days after any nomination papers are left...

Section 6859.5. - 6859.5. The certificate of the elections official to nomination papers...

Section 6860. - 6860. Upon receipt of a sufficient number of signatures for...

ARTICLE 4 - Green Party Presidential Primary Ballot

Section 6861. - 6861. Following the filing of nomination papers, the presidential preference...

Section 6861.5. - 6861.5. For the presidential preference primary election, the format of...

Section 6862. - 6862. A person who believes her or his name may...

ARTICLE 5 - Certification of National Convention Delegates Election and Postelection Proceedings

Section 6863. - 6863. The number of delegates to be selected following the...

Section 6863.5. - 6863.5. National convention delegates shall be selected as provided for...

ARTICLE 6 - Presidential Electors

Section 6864. - 6864. In each year of the general election at which...

CHAPTER 7 - Income Tax Return Disclosure Requirements

Section 6880. - 6880. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 6881. - 6881. The Legislature finds and declares that the State of...

Section 6882. - 6882. For purposes of this chapter, “income tax return” means...

Section 6883. - 6883. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of State...

Section 6884. - 6884. (a) The candidate shall submit the following to the...

PART 2 - ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 6900. - 6900. The term “elector” or “presidential elector” as used in...

Section 6901. - 6901. Whenever a political party, in accordance with Section 6864,...

Section 6902. - 6902. At the general election in each leap year, or...

Section 6903. - 6903. On or before the day of meeting of the...

Section 6904. - 6904. The electors chosen shall assemble at the State Capitol...

Section 6906. - 6906. The electors, when convened, shall vote by ballot for...

Section 6909. - 6909. Each presidential elector and alternate elector shall receive ten...

CHAPTER 1.2 - Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act

Section 6911. - 6911. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited...

Section 6912. - 6912. In this chapter: (a) “Cast” means accepted by the...

Section 6913. - 6913. For each elector position in this state, a political...

Section 6914. - 6914. (a) Each elector nominee and alternate elector nominee of...

Section 6915. - 6915. In submitting this state’s certificate of ascertainment as required...

Section 6916. - 6916. (a) The Secretary of State shall preside at the...

Section 6917. - 6917. (a) At the time designated for elector voting and...

Section 6918. - 6918. (a) After the vote of this state’s electors is...

Section 6919. - 6919. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall...

CHAPTER 1.5 - Voting Compact

Section 6920. - 6920. The Legislature of the State of California hereby ratifies...

Section 6921. - 6921. The provisions of the Agreement Among the States to...

CHAPTER 2 - Duties of the Secretary of State

Section 6950. - 6950. Within three days of receiving the names of delegate...

Section 6951. - 6951. At least 68 days before the presidential primary, the...

Section 6952. - 6952. The certified list required by Section 6951 shall be...

Section 6953. - 6953. At least 68 days before a presidential primary, the...

Section 6954. - 6954. At least 68 days before a presidential primary, the...